Anantnag, Oct. 24: A local court in Anantnag on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his minor daughter, a case that first came to light in 2022.

The court also directed the convict to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the victim.

The case was reported to the Women’s Police Station, Anantnag, after the girl’s mother alleged that her husband had sexually abused their daughter, who was discovered to be pregnant. Police took immediate action, and medical examinations confirmed the pregnancy.

Police registered a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

A charge sheet was subsequently filed, and the matter was taken up in a fast-track court given its serious nature.

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